Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 3, 329001(2017)

Third- and Fourth-Order Rainbow Fringe Characteristics of Homogeneous Ellipsoid Droplets

Guan Lulu*, Yu Haitao, and Shen Jianqi
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    Paper Information

    Category: Scattering

    Received: Sep. 5, 2016

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2017

    The Author Email: Lulu Guan (khmily520gll@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201737.0329001

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